All new Barnes & Noble NOOK has web browser after all

Barnes & Noble hasn’t acknowledged it yet, but the new NOOK actually does have a built-in web browser. It’s no surprise — the NOOK is powered by Android, so it should have some sort of browsing experience built-in — though it doesn’t work that well. We tested it with our review unit briefly by simply entering in a URL into the unit’s search function. Sites such as CNN and The New York Times failed to load at all, while others like Twitter’s mobile site booted just fine. The experience is far from perfect right now, but perhaps this means Barnes & Noble will patch the eReader with more robust support in the future. Hit the jump for a video of the browser in action, filmed by The eBook Reader. We’ll have our review of the all new NOOK up soon, so stay tuned!

Why wouldn’t you want the option?
For reading blogs, email and articles it would be great. Granted, pictures won’t be as stunning as on an ipad.

Anonymous

Dear BGR,

Where’s the eff’n story on the recall of Ipad 2 devices?

You didn’t waste time to post about the recall of a thousand Playbooks.

If that was news then so is the topic noted above.

Try to be less biased in the future.

Thanks.

Bruesm89

What story? The light leak around the edge? They covered that…

Anonymous

look up Verizon ipad 2 recall, the story is in practically every other major blogging site (Gizmodo, Endomondo, etc).

JP

So then the big question is whether you can sideload apps without root (like on every Android phone). If so, you could probably get to webmail and install apks or get a link for download of the Amazon App Store. Kindle app on the Nook? Yes, please!

joshie

I just got my Simple Touch Nook over the weekend. Thanks for pointing this out!